Senior Software Engineer

Pivotal Solutions; Portsmouth (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Pivotal Solutions is seeking a seasoned software engineer for our Portsmouth, United States office. The role emphasizes building scalable software, shaping engineering practices, and contributing to high-growth team culture.

The candidate should have 5+ years in software engineering, strong SQL/NoSQL and REST/SOA experience, and proficiency in HTML/CSS, Git, CI/CD, and OOP design. This on-site role requires commuting to the office and legal work authorization in the U.S.

Qualifications

• 5 years of software engineering experience, with design, development and implementation of complex systems.
• 5 years of SQL and/or NoSQL experience.
• 2 years of REST/SOA experience.
• 2+ years of Scrum or Agile experience.
• Strong knowledge of code reviews, testing, coding standards, source control (Git and GitHub), and CI/CD.
• Proficiency in HTML and CSS; experience with software development lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Develop proficiency with our software development practices and patterns while solving problems.
• Demonstrate experience building team culture and engineering processes on high growth teams.
• Communicate effectively and give/receive feedback professionally.
• Exercise latitude in determining objectives and approaches to assignments.
• Contribute to analysis to translate requirements into code and design solutions.
• Help design solutions across data structures, system processes, services, and user interfaces.
• Manage ambiguity and adapt to changing business needs and priorities.
• Manage complexity by decoding large volumes of information to solve problems.
• Train peers including junior staff and technical support team members.
• Follow instructions, accept constructive criticism, and collaborate effectively in teams.
• Work with HTML/CSS and source control (Git) in a collaborative environment.
• Travel to offices as needed and be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Skills

SQL/NoSQL

REST/SOA

Agile/Scrum

Git/GitHub

OOP

HTML/CSS

Data structures

Testing/CI-CD

Code reviews

Team mentoring

Tools

Git

GitHub

CI/CD

Job description

Portsmouth, United States | Posted on 09/08/2026

• Develop proficiency with our software development practices and patterns while utilizing effective problem-solving skills.
  
• Demonstrate experience building team culture and engineering processes, especially on high growth teams.
  
• Communicate effectively – attentively listen to others to provide timely and helpful information, and be effective in a range of professional settings. Give and receive feedback in a productive, professional manner.
  
• Exercise considerable latitude in determining objectives and approaches to assignments.
  
• Contribute to the analysis of how to best meet purpose and features resulting in logical requirements documentation.
  
• Help design solutions to meet objectives (data structures, system processes, services, user interfaces, etc.)
  
• Manage ambiguity – operate effectively, even when things are not certain, or the way forward is not clear. Flexible in approach and be able to adapt your approach to meet changing business needs.
  
• Manage complexity – be able to make sense of complex, large volume, and sometimes contradictory, information to effectively solve problems.
  
• Strong organizational skills and ability to multi-task and context-switch effectively between different activities and teams.
  
• Ability to train peers including junior level and technical support team members.
  
• 3 years SQL and/or NoSQL experience.
  
• 2 years of REST/SOA experience.
  
• At least 2 years of experience working in a Scrum or Agile
  
• Knowledge of best practices including code reviews, testing, coding standards, source control (git and GitHub), and CI/CD.
  
• 5 years of experience in software engineering, including design, development, and implementation of complex systems.
  
• Ability to follow instructions, accept constructive criticism, and have an open mind for team discussions and collaborations.
  
• HTML and CSS
  
• Source Control – (Git)
  
• Object-Oriented Programming
  
• Software development lifecycle with an emphasis on turning
  

requirements into code. Other Requirements

• Comfortable commuting to our offices
  
• Legally authorized to work in the United States